Hey guys. My 07 Yukon XL SLT is having some major engine trouble and has me looking to trade in. 167k miles and using 3 quarts of oil in 1k miles. Has rough idle at times. Using a little coolant too.
I tow a 18' Sea Ray in the summer around the mountains in Montana and at least once a summer all the way to North Dakota. 700 miles or so of high winds and rolling hills. Half way on rough, two lane highway and the rest on smooth but hilly interstate. Loaded down with 3 kids, dogs and gear for a week. Ill probably get a little bigger boat in the next few years. 20-21 foot Wakeboard boat. So maybe another 1k pounds of weight.
The 5.3 was totally acceptable but works ******* the hills. I get pushed around a bit on the rough roads by the boat, but not too bad.
My question is what would be a better tow rig for that situation? The 2500 yukon xl with the 6.0 would hands down be more stable and geared better. But it has less power and heavier than the denali.
The denali has more power and is lighter, but has worse gearing for towing and stuck in AWD.
I test drove each model and could definitely feel the 2500 being heavier duty. Stiffer ride and harder to park. Drove them both unloaded and hard to tell a difference on which one would pull better. I love that you could shift each one on the handle. thats nice compared to the auto in the 07.
Thoughts?
Neither seemed much different at all than my 07 SLT XL 5.3. Makes me thing of just getting the engine sorted. New rings or new motor... The rest of the rig is in great shape.
I tow a 18' Sea Ray in the summer around the mountains in Montana and at least once a summer all the way to North Dakota. 700 miles or so of high winds and rolling hills. Half way on rough, two lane highway and the rest on smooth but hilly interstate. Loaded down with 3 kids, dogs and gear for a week. Ill probably get a little bigger boat in the next few years. 20-21 foot Wakeboard boat. So maybe another 1k pounds of weight.
The 5.3 was totally acceptable but works ******* the hills. I get pushed around a bit on the rough roads by the boat, but not too bad.
My question is what would be a better tow rig for that situation? The 2500 yukon xl with the 6.0 would hands down be more stable and geared better. But it has less power and heavier than the denali.
The denali has more power and is lighter, but has worse gearing for towing and stuck in AWD.
I test drove each model and could definitely feel the 2500 being heavier duty. Stiffer ride and harder to park. Drove them both unloaded and hard to tell a difference on which one would pull better. I love that you could shift each one on the handle. thats nice compared to the auto in the 07.
Thoughts?
Neither seemed much different at all than my 07 SLT XL 5.3. Makes me thing of just getting the engine sorted. New rings or new motor... The rest of the rig is in great shape.
